Hey Hey! Ho Ho! Welch's Cranapple's Got to Go!
The frustration has been building, and finally, on this Friday afternoon, I feel it is time to vent about the one "enhancement" that has affected me the most on a per-flight basis: The shocking switch from the excellent Minute Maid Cranapple Juice to the tacky, oversweet, hideous, aftertaste-inspiring Welch's sorry-excuse-for-swill.
I am not a connoisseur by any means. I may not be able to tell a $100 wine from a $10 wine, and I have even been known to down one of those old canned pastas from the explus snack box when near starvation. But few enhancements have hit me as hard as this one. I don't know what Welch's has got in it that makes me want to scrape my tongue for five minutes after drinking it, but it's GOT TO GO! I think United737522 is part of this club of disappointed cranapple juice drinkers. Who else? Rise up, ye dissatisfied, aftertaste-suffering masses! |
I'm disappointed by the whole CRANAPPLE experience. They've already got apple juice...WHY CAN'T THEY JUST OFFER CRANBERRY JUICE? If you want cranapple that much, mix them!
I enjoy a vodka/cranberry in bars and in the skies, but on UA, it's a vodka/cranapple. I'm yet to be offered cranapple as a mixer in a bar...Why should the bar at 30,000 be any different? |
Originally Posted by MBS PremExec
(Post 10319025)
I'm disappointed by the whole CRANAPPLE experience. They've already got apple juice...WHY CAN'T THEY JUST OFFER CRANBERRY JUICE? If you want cranapple that much, mix them!
I enjoy a vodka/cranberry in bars and in the skies, but on UA, it's a vodka/cranapple. I'm yet to be offered cranapple as a mixer in a bar...Why should the bar at 30,000 be any different? |
On a side note, I love FAs that point out "it's cranapple, is that ok?" when I order my "Cranapple" and Vodka :)
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I forgot they switched product lines, and I ordered one, wow, it was sugary, flavorless, and nothing like they had before.
I am with you, I miss the old Cranapple too! :( |
I always hated the fact that cranberry/cranapple does not get stocked on international flights..... never understood that one.
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Originally Posted by wharvey
(Post 10319308)
I always hated the fact that cranberry/cranapple does not get stocked on international flights
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I believe the chant is Hey Ho! Hey Ho!... :D
I'm quite enjoying the lighthearted complaints (errr... discussion of shortcomings) today :) |
Since the switch, I have been thinking of it as "crapple." Probably says something about my character.
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Originally Posted by bmvaughn
(Post 10319376)
I believe the chant is Hey Ho! Hey Ho!... :D
"Hey Hey! Ho Ho!" is cool; "Hey Ho! Hey Ho!" is almost unbelievably dorky. :p (Of course, you may have been mocking someone dorky.... ;)) |
Originally Posted by abmj-jr
(Post 10319395)
Since the switch, I have been thinking of it as "crapple." Probably says something about my character.
If we change to Yo-Ho, Yo-Ho, I will begin to think this is a crazy pirates forum enraged... :D |
Originally Posted by mahasamatman
(Post 10319339)
The only answer I've ever gotten is that only Americans drink it. Not a good answer, but an answer nonetheless.
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Originally Posted by chrislacey
(Post 10319167)
On a side note, I love FAs that point out "it's cranapple, is that ok?" when I order my "Cranapple" and Vodka :)
Edited to add: I just had a thought...maybe those FAs don't realize that cranapple juice is made from a mixture of cranberries and apples? Maybe they thought cranapple was just another form of apple juice (which it is, in a way), without making the cranberry connection? I wouldn't put it past some people...you never know.... |
I'm in the non-alcoholic non-carbonated beverage crowd..... don't ask, there's no good reason!
So I'd really like it if United would start carrying either Ice Tea (Lipton, Nescafe) and / or Lemonade (from Minute Maid, not the Ted stuff!) But since they don't, I'm usually drinking the cranapple or the tomato juice. And I agree, the cranapple isn't all that good. One of my favorite things about flying AirTran (maybe the ONLY good thing) is they stock iced tea and lemonade. Good stuff. |
DL has Fresca. It's the *one* thing that I love about DL.
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